Hello and thanks for stopping by! My name is Angela. I am a scientist, wife, cat-mom, and fitness enthusiast. This page is my personal blog, and you will find a range of topics, centered around healthy living. Why “The Chicken Scoop”? Well, when I started this blog, we had just gotten a small flock of chickens and the name just stuck! I hope you enjoy your visit!

I’m just not into it lately. I’m exhausted and stressed out (what else is new?) and I don’t want to feel like I have to workout. I enjoy running unless I feel like I am forcing it and lately it has felt forced. This weekend, I planned on running for 2 hours and I just didn’t want to. I was feeling really overwhelmed and I

We all know I’ve been struggling to exercise lately. I get workouts in here and there but it isn’t enough, especially with the Philadelphia Half Marathon on the calendar next month! Well, here is my last ditch effort to train for that half marathon if it is the last thing I do.

Hey everyone! It has been a busy week around and I’ve been feeling really run down. We’re about mid way through the semester so everything is getting crazy. Lots of work, lots of studying, lots of research, little sleep.

So on Saturday, with everything piling up, I decided to stay home from rugby! I love being there for Rob but I really needed a day